Live Blog: Apple Unveils iPhone 5 With Bigger Screen, New Connector

Philip 'Phil' Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple Inc., speaks during an event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Apple Inc. unveiled the iPhone 5 in an overhaul aimed at widening its lead over Samsung Electronics Co. and Google Inc. in the $219.1 billion smartphone market.

Editor's Note: Appletook the stage today to show off its latest version of the iPhone, named the iPhone 5.

Along with a new iPhone, the tech giant is also launched an updated line of iPod products.

2:58 P.M.: Tim Cook says thank you for coming.

2:42 P.M.: Cook makes the argument that no one brings together software, hardware and software like Apple does, gives a shout out to employees.

2:40 P.M.: Tim Cook is back on stage wrapping it up, going through all the announcements.

2:18 P.M.: Multitouch display, seven colors, FM tuner with live pause, photo viewer, video back on the nano. Fitness and pedometer apps are built in and it integrates with Nike+ out of the box, Joswiak said.

2:17 P.M.: Nano: New large display, easy rocker controls, thin and light, will have Lightning connector; bigger than the old one, 5.4 mm thin, 38 percent thinner than the old nano.

2:16 P.M.: Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of iPod, iPhone, and iOS product marketing, is up with iPod update.

2:14 P.M.: You can see tour info for artists, concerts from within iTunes.

2:13 P.M.: iCloud built into iTunes, lets you start watching a movie on iPad, resume on Mac at same point (reminiscent of Amazon last week).

2:12 P.M.: New mini player (for when iTunes is in the background) gives more information when you mouse over; you can now search songs from within mini player.

1:46 P.M.: Forstall: iCloud tabs gives you access to any open tab on any device.

1:44 P.M.: Forstall: demoing 3D maps looking at Big Ben in London.

1:42 P.M.: Senior vice president Scott Forstall is up and demoing iOS 6 on iPhone 5. He is showing how turn by turn directions benefit from a larger screen.

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1:39 P.M.: Dock connector: Schiller says many of the old uses of connector are obsolete. "Lightning" is the connector for the next decade .... Plugs in in either direction, 80 percent smaller. Apple making accessories to help with transition, a 30-pin Lightening adapter will allow users to plug in and use with a Lightening connector.

1:37 P.M.: Three microphones now: Bottom, front and back; speaker improved, noise canceling earpiece; wideband audio used more of the freqency spectrum to make voice sound more natural.